LEXAPRO Reviews (ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE)Average Rating: 3.2 (2093 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LEXAPRO with similar:
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| 3 | concentratin, calming down | weight gain...my lord the weight gain | well lexapro is a great drug, it makes you calm as the dead sea, but i have lost all passion for everything. I care about nothing that i used to love and just really want to sleep. for some reason i didnt connect the weight gain that i have had (45lbs!!!!) but after much research it is what i have discovered. going to try wellbutrin just for the weight issue. if you dont care about weight, this drug is great, made me just calm and collected. altho in the first 2 weeks i did have quite an issue with making a lot of doodies. | M | 31 | 3 years | 2/13/2006 | 4 | depression | Severe night sweats | Helped with depression after postpartum but I am considering trying to stop due to severe night sweats & cost of Lexapro. | F | 37 | 2 years | 2/6/2006 | 5 | Bipolar disorder | I haven't really noticed any side effects. This medicine works like a dream. If you miss 3 days or more you'll feel the effects. | I love lexapro. I take 10 mg with no problems. I remeber a week or two after I started lexapro I felt happier, I had the giggles more when something seemed funny, and I felt a little more calm. I've learned recently it also helps with anxiety. This is the second antidepressant I've taken. The first one was paxil, and it seemed to never work right, plus the withdrawals from paxil must be similar to what herion addicts go through! I was constantly dizzy, I was afraid to drive, and I had my first panic attacks, like I was hyper-ventalating! That was over 3 years ago. My new doc started me on lexapro about 1 half years ago, and it's worked great ever since. It's presently the only meds I need to manage my bi-polar, along with a sleep aid. | F | 29 | 1 years | 2/2/2006 | 5 | Bipolar disorder | I haven't really noticed any side effects. This medicine works like a dream. If you miss 3 days or more you'll feel the effects. | I love lexapro. I take 10 mg with no problems. I remeber a week or two after I started lexapro I felt happier, I had the giggles more when something seemed funny, and I felt a little more calm. I've learned recently it also helps with anxiety. This is the second antidepressant I've taken. The first one was paxil, and it seemed to never work right, plus the withdrawals from paxil must be similar to what herion addicts go through! I was constantly dizzy, I was afraid to drive, and I had my first panic attacks, like I was hyper-ventalating! That was over 3 years ago. My new doc started me on lexapro about 1 half years ago, and it's worked great ever since. It's presently the only meds I need to manage my bi-polar, along with a sleep aid. | F | 29 | 1 years | 2/2/2006 | 4 | depression/anxiety | Spaced out, insomnia, forgetful. | I have only been on Lexapro for a couple of months, but I feel it is a good drug. I feel like I have a second wind. It was very rough the first week or two. I felt really wierd, and could not sleep. My doc insisted that I continue, but to take a little bit of xanax in the a.m. with the lexapro, and a litte more at night to get to sleep. That made all the difference. I do not feel tired after 10mg lexapro & .25 mg xanax. All that wierd stuff went away, but my forgetfulness is still here (did I feed the fish? What did I come to the kitchen for?). Lexapro has pulled my butt out of a slump! | M | 37 | 9 weeks | 1/28/2006 | 3 | Anxiety/Depression (Crying, etc.) | I experience frequent headaches as well as insomnia--which has led to a mild addiction to sleeping aids. I am being switched to Wellbutrin XL. | It has definately helped with my uncontrollable crying and incesant thoughts about death. However, the main reason I take it is for anxiety. At first it helped, but now after a few months, I cannot tell a difference. I've also gained about 60 pounds because I became more depressed and freaked out, leading me to just give up on a healthy lifestyle as well as failing an entire semester at my university. | F | 23 | 1 years | 1/19/2006 | 3 | Anxiety/Depression (Crying, etc.) | I experience frequent headaches as well as insomnia--which has led to a mild addiction to sleeping aids. Vivid dreams and nightmares. Total loss of libido. Fogginess/Forgetfullness. | It has definately helped with my uncontrollable crying and incesant thoughts about death. However, the main reason I take it is for anxiety. At first it helped, but now after a few months, I cannot tell a difference. I've also gained about 60 pounds because I became more depressed and freaked out, leading me to just give up on a healthy lifestyle as well as failing an entire semester at my university. I am being switched to Wellbutrin XL. | F | 23 | 1 years | 1/19/2006 | 3 | Anxiety/Depression (Crying, etc.) | I experience frequent headaches as well as insomnia--which has led to a mild addiction to sleeping aids. Vivid dreams and nightmares. Total loss of libido. Fogginess/Forgetfullness. Teeth clenching. Anxiousness and anger. | It has definately helped with my uncontrollable crying and incesant thoughts about death. However, the main reason I take it is for anxiety. At first it helped, but now after a few months, I cannot tell a difference. I've also gained about 60 pounds because I became more depressed and freaked out, leading me to just give up on a healthy lifestyle as well as failing an entire semester at my university. I am being switched to Wellbutrin XL. | F | 23 | 1 years | 1/19/2006 | 3 | Anxiety/depression | I feel some pressure in my head, sleepy, have some insomnia.. I also am taking half a valium at night so it could be causing my insomnia.Take this medicine with food and you wont have alot of nauseau.. | I will post again in a few weeks to see how i am feeling to let you all know.. I read where there is a zombie effect, I just hope i dont have that for a longtime. | F | 31 | 3 days | 1/19/2006 | 2 | anxiety | weight gain, heartburn, jaw clenching/TMJ, memory problems, vivid dreams, urinary "leaks," lethargy, craving for alcohol, emotionally numb. | After my mother died, I experienced extreme anxiety and continual rapid/irregular heartbeat. Lexapro was very effective in correcting the heartbeat problem. Am now discontinuing after 8 months, just tired of all the side effects. | F | 57 | 8 months | 1/18/2006 | 4 | depression | Sleepy!!!!! Moderate weight loss ( leveled out) | Has helped me to not be weepy as much but has not completely knocked out the depression. | F | 22 | 15 months | 1/16/2006 | 5 | anxiety and depression | none | I used to get stressed very easily, but do not seem to worry as much since I have been taking Lexapro. I still feel like the same person, but without the constant worry over trivial matters. I'm actually happy now, and view my obstacles as stepping stones to success instead of chaos that is ruining my life. I used to take paxil and felt like it didn't do much, but Lexapro is great. My family even sees a huge difference. | F | 21 | 2 weeks | 1/15/2006 | 2 | Depression | Waking several times a night w/heart palpatations. Weird, nightmarish dreams. Significant anxiety, often bordering on panic/terror. Hot/cold flashes, shortness of breath, fidgety, "fear" of ordinary work and social situations. Dizziness, confusion. Nausea and no appetite. I suffer from anxiety, and all/most of it was under control with Xanax and weekly sessions w/a therapist. Lexapro was prescribed to combat depression arising from anxiety. | Because I was wary of an SSRI, M.D. prescribed taking .5 mgs at bedtime in combo with Xanax for anxiety. (Xanax, by the way, works very well with almost no side effects.) I had already been taking Xanax for anxiety and Lexapro seemed to have interrupted it, making the anxiety as bad as/worse than before Xanax and therapy! SSRIs tend to "rev" you up and this not what folks dealing with anxiety need, if you ask me. SSRIs are a crap-shoot. Some work, some don't. You have to try one to find out, I guess. I cannot recommend or not recommend. Everyone responds differently. If you quit taking Lexapro, please talk to your M.D. about it. I've had no withdrawl problems, but others have. | M | 41 | 9 days | 1/11/2006 | 1 | Anxiety, Mild Depression | Extreme Apathy; Profound Hair Loss; Weight Gain & abdominal bloating; Complete and total loss of Sexual Self. | F | 47 | 8 months | 1/11/2006 | 2 | depression | sweating, jaw and calf tightness and cramping, weight gain, forgetful, dizziness. | I took it for nine months. The first two weeks were wonderful, like a mental vacation. After the first month or two the side effects kept increasing and finally were too much and I stopped. | F | 44 | 9 months | 1/6/2006 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | Heart burn | I had to take a heart burn relief medication each day I took Lexapro. Will try another anti-depressant medication. | F | 24 | 5 days | 1/6/2006 | 1 | anxiety | Zero sex drive, inability to orgasm, no appetite, and depression | My doctor prescribed it for generalized anxiety and it worked well at first. Then, I suddenly and bizarrely fell into a severe depressive spiral with obsessive thoughts of suicide. There was no joy in my life and I felt like crying all the time. I'm starting Wellbutrin tomorrow and hoping I'm able to enjoy life again. | F | 38 | 2 months | 1/3/2006 | 4 | Depression & anxiety | No sex drive anymore and teeth clenching nightly & weight gain | Three yrs. ago, our son got full custody of his now 6 yr. old son. We take care of our precious Grandson full time and he has many health issues. 2 1/2 yrs. ago, my sweet Mom moved in with us and she has dimentia. With sleepless nights and much stress, I got on 10 mg. of Lexapro at night and sleep better and don't cry at the drop of a hat anymore. I don't know if it's addictive but I really see no need to get off it. My husband of 32 yrs., has lost his job of 21 yrs. and he's now on meds for anxiety. (Not Lexapro but Zoloft)) He wants to get off them just after 6 weeks as he's feeling even more anxsious than before he got on them. Lexapro seems to help me stay calm enough to help him with positive thoughts, most of the time. I want him to feel better soon and with God's help, he will! | F | 57 | 2 years | 1/1/2006 | 1 | Anxiety | While on the drug - extreme sleepiness (slept an avarage of 13 hours a night while I was on it), inability to wake up in the morning, always wanting to just be in bed; feeling unmotivated; vivid nightmares; irritability; violent thoughts. While getting off it (quit cold turkey) - deep depression with suicidal thoughts for 5 days | THE ABSOLUTE WORST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. I would not recommend this drug to anyone! It didn't help my anxiety at all while I was on it, and had terrible side effects. After two weeks, my doctor wanted to switch me to Effexor since Lexapro wasn't working, so I quit cold turkey, and had the worst five days of my life (extreme depressive state) which unfortunately, I had not been warned about by my doctor. I flushed all the drugs down the toilet and would never try another antidepressant again - so not worth it. | F | 24 | 15 days | 12/30/2005 | 2 | Insomnia, anxiety | While 10 mg every night at bedtime worked wonderfully for my insomnia, it did not help anxiety at all, if anything made me more irritable and anxious than before. I experienced diarrhea, mild nausea, frequent urination, and patchy loss of body hair. | Every person is different, and if someone gets the sleep benefit without the unpleasant side effects, great, but for me the bad outweighed the good. I understand that lots of women experience loss of hair (on their heads, that is) with Lexapro, but I'd be interested to hear if other men experienced body hair loss as I did. | M | 48 | 2 months | 12/28/2005 |